citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
305 citations across 2,991 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
JOLO MINE has $115K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$115K
proposed penalties
$99K
current assessed
$99K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
302 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $23K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-01-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
88%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$23K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-05-03.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at JOLO MINE shows 88% of 486 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2013-02-07, 13 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
486
samples
5.45
dust max (mg/m3)
199 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 287 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
JOLO MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
4.85
4.85
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
13.47
13.47
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2015
0
2014
0
2013
7
6,084
2012
20
45,844
2011
15
32,155
2010
16
48,830
2009
19
84,998
2008
25
110,666
2007
14
85,460
2006
6
40,566
2005
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
JOLO MINE sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
1
0
2014 Q4
0
1
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
96
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
96
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2
1,495
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,492
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,489
19
5
3461.5
2012 Q3
5,599
21
10
3750.7
2012 Q2
9,332
18
4
1928.8
2012 Q1
8,047
17
7
2112.6
2011 Q4
7,621
32
5
4198.9
2011 Q3
8,160
19
6
2328.4
2011 Q2
7,391
22
11
2976.6
2011 Q1
8,889
12
4
1350.0
2010 Q4
8,127
8
3
984.4
2010 Q3
8,453
4
0
473.2
2010 Q2
8,782
4
0
455.5
2010 Q1
9,735
7
0
719.1
2009 Q4
8,281
5
0
603.8
2009 Q3
10,217
4
1
391.5
2009 Q2
12,445
21
5
1687.4
2009 Q1
10,307
13
4
1261.3
2008 Q4
11,426
16
6
1400.3
2008 Q3
12,786
5
0
391.1
2008 Q2
13,663
10
0
731.9
2008 Q1
11,003
22
4
1999.5
2007 Q4
8,879
16
6
1802.0
2007 Q3
6,882
1
0
145.3
2007 Q2
8,293
5
1
602.9
2007 Q1
5,647
2
0
354.2
2006 Q4
5,042
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,252
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
71
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2009 · 2 incidents
October 21, 2009WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Roof fall has occurred on the #2 section ( MMU 002-0) The fall was 42 inches thick, 17 feet wide and 22 feet long in the #4 right crosscut at survey station #853.(Narrative per Violation No. 8070199)
Two employees were installing air lock doors for the new 002 section. One had cut off a section of metal from the bottom of the door exposing a hot sharp point of metal. He tripped and fell on the metal causing a puncture wound to his upper left leg.
May 10, 2007WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chad Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE & superintendent were installing track rail when inj. EE flipped over a section of track rail & caught his finger lacerating the tip of finger. Required stitches.